Tales from the Edge

Fanfic Masterlist

Regarding content notes: I do my best to include content notes in the headers of all of my longer stories, but I may be inconsistent on drabbles. I mention content I feel is likely to upset or squick readers, such as sexual violence or character death. However, if you're concerned about the content of any given fic, please do e-mail or PM me, and I'll fill you in as best I can.

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A note on organisation: The various "Marvel" categories include comics, the Marvel Cinematic Universe including Netflix, and the X-Men films, all roughly sorted by title and universe. Cap/Iron Man fic is together, regardless of universe.

Crossovers are largely listed twice, once under each relevant fandom.

The A-Team (2010)

Out of Bounds (AO3)Post-film, (B.A., Team), PG, 3,000 words, posted 12-9-10."Old habits may die hard, but they still gotta die." Now that they're out of the Army, B.A. tries to figure out what time is the right one to break a silence he's kept his whole life.

A Stolen Kiss (AO3)Season four, (Marcus/Stephen), G, 260 words, posted 19-9-12Missing scene on Mars, set during when the boys were pretending to be married.

Another Time, I Would Have CriedFuture AU(ish), (Susan/Talia), PG-13, 1,200 words, posted 07-1-13Injured and unsure of her memory, Susan searches for something to hold onto.

dans le meilleur des mondesPre-canon AU, (Susan/Delenn), PG-13, 7,600 words, posted 18-8-13Susan Ivanova long ago learned that she couldn't have everything she wanted. That's why she is a project manager, not a Starfury pilot, and that's definitely why she can't seem to get away from the last Minbari she ever wanted to see again.

One Night at the Red Planet Hotel Season four, (Marcus/Stephen), Teen, 2,500 word, posted 13-1-17Sharing a honeymoon suite is a serious thing, especially one one party has no idea the other is in love.

Once Like You Are NowSeason four, (Marcus/Stephen, Richard Franklin), Teen, 2,500 word, posted 17-2-17As the civil war comes to an end, Richard and Stephen Franklin meet again, and Stephen has a few things to tell his father.

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Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Five Things Laura Roslin Regrets (AO3)Pre-series through 211, (Laura/Bill), PG, 600 words, Posted 22-4-07.Five decisions that, had she known what she later knew, Laura would have made differently.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

What You Think It Means (AO3)Post series, AU, (Buffy, Angel), PG, 1,300 words, Posted 15-10-08.Ten years after Sunnydale, a happily-married Buffy can't quite understand why Angel has shown up on her doorstep. Then she gets even more confused.

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DC Comics

Trapped on the Merry-go-roundPart One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four (AO3)Justice League International (2011) AU, (Ted/Booster), NC-17, 36,000 words, posted 19-12-11.Ted planned to give his life to save the Earth. Booster planned make his reputation by running a professional team of superheroes. Rip planned to fix time where it had once gone wrong. The universe had other plans.

Stuck on the Flip-Side With YouClassic JLI, (Ted/Booster), Teen, 4,500 words, posted 30-1-17.Bad enough that Ted's Hooray-I'm-Not-Brainwashed trip to Paris lands them both in Antarctica, but why does Booster have to be sulking?

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DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Left Turn at Harmony FallsSeason One AU, (Sara/Lindsay), Teen, 10,000 words, posted 04-8-16.Instead of rejoining the League of Assassins in "Left Behind," Sara hooks up with Lindsay again, but even falling in love for the first time this life doesn't solve Sara's emotional problems, and the 1950s still suck.

What I Wouldn't Do For You, BabyPost Season One, (Ray/Mick), M, 5,000 words, posted 28-8-16.Mick's undercover, and Ray's trying to be helpful, but neither of them is sure how that led to pretending to be a couple.

And All Through the Dungeon...Post Season One, (Ray/Mick), Teen, 1,700 words, posted 22-9-16."Just because you're here with me," Mick growled, "doesn't mean we're together. Got it?" "Sure, Mick," Ray said, the same as he'd said when Mick had told him, "This doesn't mean I care," after walking two days through a sand storm to save Ray from pirates.

Accidental ChemistyHistorical RPF, (Sara Lance/Marie Curie), G, 1,100 words, posted 13-1-17Maria's tour of America has long since worn thin, but a brief encounter with a dashing young woman may change her perspective.

On the Beach at TintagelSeason two, (Jax & Martin), Teen, 1,400 words, posted 13-1-17A missing scene from the start of season two, after Jax and Martin are scattered, before they end up at Tintagel. Or, Gideon dropped everyone in the worst possible place, didn't she?

Keep Our Demons on the Burner Season two AU, (Ray/Mick), Teen, 3,900 words, posted 13-1-17When Mick starts pushing them all away, Ray wonders if it's something he's done wrong, or if there is a deeper cause. Or, my take on why Mick is seeing Snart.

Decided Between ThemNew Who series One, (Jack/Nine/Rose), Explicit, 4,500 words, Posted 9-1-14Rose has had a long day, Jack and the Doctor try to cheer her up.

In Sea-Drowned CloakNew Who series One/The Two Towers film, (Rose, Nine, Boromir), G, 1,600 words, Posted 9-1-14Rose and Nine visit the island of Tolfalas, near Gondor, where they find a mysterious grey boat and its passenger.

Shattered Into AshNew Who series Four/"The Day of the Doctor," (Nine/Rose), PG-13, 1,200 words, Posted 9-1-14An interlude in Rose's search for the Doctor and Donna. Following a fractured timeline, she finds a different Doctor then the one for which she was looking.

But Only His Hearts ObeyedNew Who series One, (Jack/Nine/Rose), Explicit, 1,600 words, Posted 15-2-14Jack holds the Doctor's hands while Rose has her way with him.

Zoe's Run (AO3)(Mal, Zoe), PG-13, 300 words, Posted 26-1-08.There's blood on the sand, and Mal's time is running out.

Only Held by Gravity (The Chronal Navigation Remix)Crossover with The Lord of the Rings, (Boromir/River), Teen, 2,700 words, Posted 6-8-15.Time is definitely a problem. Not that River's lost in time, she knows what to do about that by now, but that she can never tell one jump to another when she is.

Down Hill (AO3)(Iolaus, Hercules), PG, 1,100 Words, Posted 7-10-08.It wasn't every day that Iolaus had to fight off vicious attack boulders. He had not, for example, had to fight them off yesterday, nor the day before.

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Highlander (TV)

Tipping Point (AO3)Pre-series, (Joe, James), PG, 650 Words, Posted 1-5-11.Prompt: Joe Dawson, not so much a slippery slope as a water slide.

An' to the Greenwood She Is GaneCrossover with Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, (Catherine, Rebecca, Amanda et al), Teen, 7,000 words, posted 23-12-16.I assure you that my forthcoming (and longer) letter will be completely factual on every point, devoid of speculation, and possessing only the barest descriptions and no poetry of any kind. Yours,—Catherine Tilney

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Horatio Hornblower (TV)

drabble: Sounds (AO3)(Archie), PG, Posted 12-5-04.He stood on the quarterdeck and let himself fall back into the rhythm of the ship.

An' to the Greenwood She Is GaneNA crossover with Highlander, (Catherine, Rebecca, Amanda et al), Teen, 7,000 words, posted 23-12-16.I assure you that my forthcoming (and longer) letter will be completely factual on every point, devoid of speculation, and possessing only the barest descriptions and no poetry of any kind. Yours,—Catherine Tilney

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The Lord of the Rings

To Walk in Dark PlacesBooks: Forty years prior to the forming of the Fellowship, (Aragorn, Denethor), PG-13, 22,400 words, Posted between 5-6-02 and 18-8-04.When the forces of the Dark Lord capture Denethor, Aragorn must journey into the Land of Mordor to rescue him. My first fic.

In Sea-Drowned CloakSeries One of Doctor Who/The Two Towers film, (Rose, Nine, Boromir), G, 1,600 words, Posted 9-1-14Rose and Nine visit the island of Tolfalas, near Gondor, where they find a mysterious grey boat and its passenger.

As Though at Sea (AO3)Books: Fourth Age, (Éowyn/Lothíriel), G, 444 words, Posted 3-4-15Lothíriel finds many things in Rohan unsettling, but none so much as her future sister in law

Only Held by Gravity (The Chronal Navigation Remix)Crossover with Firefly, (Boromir/River), Teen, 2,700 words, Posted 6-8-15.Time is definitely a problem. Not that River's lost in time, she knows what to do about that by now, but that she can never tell one jump to another when she is.

Caught by the LightBooks: War of the Ring AU, (Gimli/Legolas), G, 5,600 words, posted 8-1-16 to 16-6-16.A lot of unexpected things happened at the Council of Elrond, but not even the Wise could have predicted this. Indeed, it takes Gimli the entire journey to Lothlórien to truly understand its meaning.

Three Nights in Manhattan (AO3)Alias/Cage/Heroes for Hire, (Danny/Luke, Jessica/Luke, Danny/Misty), PG-13, 4,200 words, posted 2-1-10.With a baby on the way and his relationship with Jessica still uncertain, Luke Cage's life is already more complicated than it's ever been. Then Danny Rand blows through town.

Twice Their Hearts Set AblazeDaughters of the Dragon/Heroes for Hire, (Colleen Wing/Misty Knight), NC-17, 16,600 words, posted 13-11-13.In the middle of a shootout on the West Side, Colleen Wing fell into Misty Knight's arms, and Misty found herself falling in love. Eighteen years later in the wake of Shadowland, danger from Colleen's past stalks the same streets. The former partners must try to mend their broken relationship and find their hunter before it finds them.

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Marvel: MCU & Netflix

New Leaves in AutumnMCU AU, (Pepper Potts/Natasha Romanoff), NC-17, 8,100 words, Posted 19-12-12.It's the fall of 1868, and Pepper Stark just wants a break between crises. However, with a ball to organise, Tony away, and one Mr. Nathaniel Rushman left to look after Stark Industrial Enterprises, rest turns out to be the last thing on her mind, and more than one scandal is brewing.

Eight Notes from the End TimesJessica Jones (TV), (Jessica/Trish, Jessica/Luke, Malcolm), Teen, 880 words, posted 8-1-16.Jessica never expected to hear from Luke again, so it pretty well figured that this was what it took.

In the Dead Lava StreetsAgent Carter, per-series, (Joseph Manfredi/Howard Stark), explicit, 2,700 words, posted 9-6-16.New York is a devil's dream, the most urbanized city in the world. It is all geometry angles and stone. It is mythical, a city buried by a volcano. — Five times Howard Stark met Joseph Manfredi, and one time he did not.

To Lift Again the BannerCaptain America: TFA AU, (Peggy/Gabe/Steve UST), teen, 3,500 words, posted 9-6-16.The worst part is this: If they'd asked Gabe to participate in Project: Rebirth, he would probably have said yes. However, they didn't give Gabe a choice, and now he's on the run with only a lady spy and a scrawny kid from Brooklyn to help him.

A Voice for AmericaAgent Carter, Pre-series AU, (Peggy/Angie), G, 1,400 words, posted 9-6-16.When Angie takes a job as a voice actor on US Army propaganda films, she has no idea who she'll end up working with. Or, the troubling problem of Captain America's English accent.

Sea StarsPart One, Part Two (AO3)New Avengers AU, (Steve/Tony), PG-13, 47,000 words, Posted 15-7-09.Steve comes back to life somewhere entirely unexpected; Tony doesn't remember being a hero; something is rotten in the province of British Columbia, and the 2010 Olympics are doomed.

Fragments of a Different War (AO3)New Avengers, (Steve/Tony), NC-17, 3,700 words, posted 28-12-09.Death, love and the Superhero Registration Act, as they might have happened.

The Art of Diplomacy (AO3)Avengers Vol 4, (Tony Stark/Steve Rogers), PG-13, 2,800 words, Posted 31-12-10.In the wake of an alien treaty mission, Steve tries to find balance in his new life. Unfortunately, he doesn't know where all this puts his relationship with Tony.

Rollin' and Tumblin'Avengers Vol 1, (Tony Stark/Steve Rogers), NC-17, 9,600 words, Posted 26-08-12.The giant squid spewing sex pollen wasn't the strangest part of anyone's week. Captain America's behaviour after the fact, however, was making Tony wonder how deeply they were all affected, and what exactly was going on.

Nothing Else but Miracles (An Ancient Secrets and New-born Dreams Remix)Captain America Vol 1, (Tony Stark/Steve Rogers), NC-17, 8,000 words, Posted 14-02-16.In the rough and tumble of the Lower East Side, the only constants in Steve's life are the solid black letters of the name on his wrist. Because even with the law and society against them, his world falling apart piece by piece, and his search for his soulmate taking him to stranger and wilder places, Steve has faith that finding Tony Stark is only a matter of time.

A New Dream Every MorningIron Man Vol 3, (Tony Stark/Steve Rogers), Mature, 3,400 words, Posted 2-7-16.Every day Tony woke up in his little cell, and every day Steve came to visit. Tony was never prepared for what happened next.

A Promise Made, A Debt UnpaidCaptain America Vol 1-3, (Tony Stark/Steve Rogers), Teen, 3,500 words, Posted 7-7-16.When Steve finds out that he has only hours left to live, he tries to say his farewells where he can. When he finds himself alive again, he has to work out what the consequences of those goodbyes might be.

New World IntervalsPost-Avengers Vol 3, (Tony Stark/Steve Rogers), Teen, 4,900 words, Posted 29-12-16.In the wake of Disassembled, a science experiment gone wrong casts our heroes across space-time, where Tony discovers that Steve is both the first and the last person he wants to be stuck on an alien planet with.

Nightmare FuelAvengers Vol 1, (Tony Stark/Steve Rogers), Teen, 2,200 words, Posted 16-2-17. The mission may not have been exactly routine; Steve did get turned into a evil snake, and may have almost killed Iron Man, but he's usually better at shaking off this kind of thing. Now, the memories linger.

An Interlude in the City of AngelsAvengers Vol 1, (Steve/Tony), Teen, 1,200 words, Posted 15-3-17.Steve is having one of the worst weeks of his life, and going to visit Tony is the only thing he can think of that might make it better.

Captain Rogers and the Iron Man of La Rochelle Pirate AU, (Steve/Tony), Teen, 15,600 words, Posted 13-6-17.Privateer Captain Steve Rogers' suspicions are raised when the notorious Iron Man hires his ship for a desperate mission to the besieged city of La Rochelle, and that's before he begins to make the connection to a French spy, and the extremely irritating Anthony Stark, Earl of Richford.

Shining in His EyesAvengers Vol 1, (Steve/Tony), Teen, 400 words, Posted 11-7-17.What Steve and Tony see when they look in a mirror, or at each other.

Just Dreaming of YouMA:A, (Tony Stark/Steve Rogers), Teen, 1,800 words, Posted 31-8-16.Figured that Steve showing up in Tony's lab just in time to help with minor-explosion clean up and possibly make out was far too good to be true.

Marvel Fairy TalesShellhead and the CaptainMarvel Fairy Tales pre-canon, (Tony Stark/Steve Rogers), Teen, 1,100 words, Posted 10-9-16.As Stevie watched the sea turn purple and pink and orange as the sun rose and the morning came, he noticed a boy flying beside him. Or, how the Captain met his first Lost Boy.

Marvel 57289One Last Second ChanceMarvel 57289, (Tony Stark/Steve Rogers), Teen, 6,400 words, Posted 4-1-17.Tony Stark, second newest engineer at Rhodes Labs International, is just trying to rebuild from the ruins of his failed company, vanished fortune, and struggles with alcoholism. His goals include keeping his head down, avoiding stress and convincing Dr. Rhodes to let him build a really cool robot, so why does the universe keep throwing Avengers in his path?

Marvel 616/MCU AUConstructs in Progress (AO3)(Natalia/Steve, Steve/Tony, Natalia/Steve/Tony), M, 30,000 words, Posted 20-5-10.In the seven territories built out of the ruins of New York City, no one has managed to match Tony Stark as either a technologist or a unicorn rider. But when Tony's secrets come back to haunt him, even Captain Rogers and his mysterious lover might not be able to save him, or the city.

Problems in Relativity (AO3)(Tony Stark/Steve Rogers), NC-17, 7,700 words, Posted 31-12-11.Steve Rogers, captain of the spacecraft America, resents playing Director Fury's errand boy, and that's before the mission to collect a mysterious package leads to more trouble than he ever wanted.

Grey Sky at MorningPre-film crossover with Quantum Leap, (Donna and Stacker), Teen, 1,200 words, Posted 09-11-14.In the dying days of the war with the Kaiju, a man comes looking for a miracle.

Hunger in WaitingWerewolf AU, (Sasha/Mako), Explicit, 6,500 words, Posted 10-2-15.Wolves weren't meant to live alone, especially not after they'd avenged their packs, yet here Mako is. Sasha never meant to outlive her husband, and doesn't know what good it is to be a Ranger with no drift partner, no Jeager, and no Kaiju. When everything else has fallen away, connections made out of convenience can become the only ties to life.

See Me Stopping Here (a remix from away)(Tamsin & Stacker, Mako), Teen, 1,200 words, Posted 31-7-16.Luna made Tamsin promise to look after her brother. Tamsin doesn't plan to let death stop her from doing just that.

In Addition to Time(Team gen), G, 500 words, posted 13-1-17At the end of the war, there is a signal.

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The Pirates of the Caribbean

One Last Time (AO3)Post Curse of the Black Pearl, slightly AU, (James, Weatherby, Elizabeth), PG, 1,100 words, Posted 14-4-04.Norrington pays one last visit to Governor Swann's house, and to Elizabeth.

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Psych

The Psychic Detective DecisionPart One, Part Two (AO3)Future fic, Crossover with The Middleman, (Shawn, Gus, Wendy Watson), PG, 2,500 words, Posted 7-11-08 and 29-11-08.After it all falls apart, Shawn Spencer receives an interesting job offer, one he may not be able to refuse.

What Dreams May Come To (AO3)(Shawn/Carlton), PG, 2,000 words, Posted 13-11-08.In which Shawn concludes that oddly-symbolic dreams may not be the best source of relationship advise, and Lassiter agrees.

Grey Sky at MorningPost series crossover with Pacific Rim, (Donna and Stacker), Teen, 1,200 words, Posted 09-11-14.In the dying days of the war with the Kaiju, a man comes looking for a miracle.

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Reign of Fire (2002)

From the AshesPost film, AU, (Quinn/Denton, Alex/Denton), NC-17, 4,500 words, Posted 25-12-08.In the end, Quinn still had to deal with a ruined castle, a shattered family, and several very irritating Americans.

The Adventure of the Missing InspectorPost Return, (Holmes/Watson), PG-13, 5,400 words, Posted 15-10-08.While investigating the disappearance of Inspector Lestrade, Holmes and Watson find more than they were looking for.

At Their Lady's Command(Gunnar/Nala/Sinbad), NC-17, 3,800 words, Posted 23-1-13.Nala's a pretty, pretty princess; Gunnar's her loyal slave, and Sinbad's just happy to be there, even if he's not too sure about the harem pants.

By Her Very Nature(Rina/Sinbad, Rina/Tiger, various), NC-17, 6,600 words, Posted 09-5-13.Or, five times Rina slept with a member of the crew of the Providence, for varying definitions of "slept with." Or, Feelings! What are they?

By Light of Lamp and MoonPost series, (Rina/Nala), Mature, 1,300 words, Posted 22-9-13.When The Providence returns to Basrah, Rina looks for Nala and the answer to a question she doesn't quite know how to ask.

The Butterfly GirlPre-series AU, (Rina/Nala), Teen, 6,400 words, Posted 06-11-15.At fourteen, Rina thought that finally escaping her master would mean the start of easy days – or at least less horrifying days, Rina's standards were pretty low – but then chance threw her together with a cursed princess, and Rina realised that her trouble had only started.

A Touch of WarmthPre-series, (Katrina Crane/Jenny Mills), Explicit, 3,700 words, Posted 9-10-14.Or, five times Katrina helped Jenny out, even when she didn't have a clue what the hell was going on.

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Star Trek

New Yesterdays, New TomorrowsTNG Season Three AU, (Tasha Yar, Deanna Troi), PG, 3,300 words, Posted 4-5-13.Tasha escapes the destruction of the Enterprise C, but what does it mean to be back on her own ship when the war she remembers never happened at all?

Another Life (AO3)AOS, Post 2009 film, (Spock/Uhura), G, 300 words, Posted 6-8-10.Prompt: you turn around one day and see through time.

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Star Wars

Not Knowing Where to Look (AO3)Pre-A New Hope through Post-Return of the Jedi, (Han/Leia, Chewie, Luke), PG-13, 2,200 words, Posted 1-11-08.Five times Han Solo hid from something, and one time he didn't.

That I am sitting here proposing to read Sea Stars and complaining because there is nothing in the notes about WHETHER OR NOT THE WOMEN'S GOLD MEDAL HOCKEY GAME OCCURS AS SCHEDULED AND WE STILL WIN and accusing Cat of a failure to pay attention to the important things in life because she recc'd it to me but doesn't REMEMBER.

Looking up at the fog, he wondered if he might be dead. Maybe this was some kind of afterlife. Only it didn't seem to be heaven, and, even though he'd made mistakes over the years, he couldn't imagine that he'd end up going to hell. If this turned out to be Valhalla, he was going to find Thor and have serious words.

*Pictures Steve encountering those damned THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH licence plates, has gleeful hysterics*

ETA2: DID YOU JUST BLOW UP BAKER?ETA: SUPER. NATURAL. BRITISH COLUMBIA. Indeed...

Thank you so much for this comm and all the effort and work you have put in to make it happen for me, for your sentiments and your good wishes. I will return to The Doldrums many times to read and reread. Goldilocks would like to join me in my thanks:

OK, I am hoping this will not sound horribly stalkery, but after our chat in Min's DW I checked out your McGann icons and we have some interests in common (DW! B5! Firefly!) but I have know maybe 3 other people who know that Always Crashing film so I uh friended you. (Please don't feel you have to reciprocate, as my DW is about 80% dull personal stuff, altho I'm trying to change that and get a little bit back into fannish happiness.) Because Crashing, holy crap.